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Checklist for Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 (Coffin Flies)
and region Mersch (Luxembourg)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
227
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
226
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
218
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
159
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
43
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
22
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
22
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
7
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
4
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorids
4
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mersch
4 Genera with 18 Species
Borophaga Enderlein, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19014SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mersch
18 Species
Borophaga femorata Meigen, 1830
Borophaga irregularis Wood, 1912
Megaselia albicaudata Wood, 1910
Megaselia curvicapilla Schmitz, 1947
Megaselia longicostalis Wood, 1912
Megaselia melanocephala Roser, 1840
Megaselia posticata Strobl, 1898
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Megaselia sericata Schmitz, 1935
Megaselia tarsella Lundbeck, 1921
Megaselia tenebricola Schmitz, 1934
Megaselia variana Schmitz, 1926
Megaselia vernalis (Wood, 1909)⇒ Megaselia verna Schmitz, 1932
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Triphleba antricola Schmitz, 1918
Triphleba distinguenda Strobl, 1892
Triphleba hyalinata Meigen, 1830
Triphleba trinervis Becker, 1901

Subnodes of Phoridae with occurrences in Mersch
SubfamilyMetopininae
Macquart, 1835
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhorinae
Curtis, 1833
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Phoridae at artfakta.se
Phoridae at dyntaxa.se
Phoridae at gbif.org
Phoridae at irmng.org
Phoridae at itis.gov
Phoridae at marinespecies.org